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Though yeah, desert dwelling steampunk orcs. That's an eventual, if DG keeps plugging away.

It mostly just shoves another couple (class specific) zones and some pretty hefty lore into the main campaign. Haven't noticed anything major in regards to effect on the mainline plot, other than to clarify some stuff (mostly related to the 'u's). Also, insofar as I can tell, it quite possibly makes the halflings even more tremendous bastards, albeit unintentionally on their part. Turns out the consequences of their buggering about were even larger than they seemed >_>

Something tell me that our dependence on technology and adaptation on that will end up being our downfall.

The fun thing is that, some point in the far distant past, someone probably communicated that same idea in regards to pointed sticks. Pretty sure I actually recall more or less the same concept in relation to the written word, from stuff transmitted from grecian times.

... seriously though, we haven't particularly adapted in a biological sense to modern day technology. We've barely adapted at all during the entirety of written history. Technology has made our lives significantly easier, but it hasn't substantially impacted our natural tools much. Tech might end up killing us, but it won't be due to dependence issues. Least not anytime soon (soon being on a historic and/or geological time scale).

But yeah, being without kinda' sucks. Losing access to all that information and communication capability feels a lot like I've always thought losing a limb would feel like... massive reduction in capability. Sure, you can still get by, but everything becomes a lot more... clumsy.

The wikipedia page certainly seems to disagree, anyway. It's somewhat implied that the narrator is Solomon, but the text itself doesn't state one way or another -- both the writer and narrator are anonymous. Narrator says that they're the son of David, but... that's it. Seems to be no mention about rejecting God, either (mind you, for that, I'm checking summary rather than the text itself, so it's totes possible the actual thing says differently.).*

Chances of Solomon having actually written the text are... zero, though. It was written something like six hundred years after the critter was supposed to have keeled over, at the earliest.

*E: And actually reading a little bit, I'm not sure how you could get "rejected god" out of the passages, either... bits I've read over are pretty reverent. Definitely quick skimming, but still...

... you'd probably be a lot better off seeking different venues, then. Stuff usually doesn't pay terribly well, and being out of commission for three months is... an issue. Sell your blood, instead. Maybe busk or somethin', I'unno.

... took a google to figure out who that is. Aren't they, like. Brunette?

Ah, I remember those moments, it. That point where you take a few minutes from the effort to actually check and see how much of an effect not doing whatever it is will have.

And then, if things are going well, shrugging your shoulders and taking a 0 or 50 or whatev'. It's honestly one of the more relieving sensations out there. To look into the face of a burden not strictly necessary and going, "Nah." Feels good~

Well. That was new.

I've never had a paint roller thingjigger break on me before. Definitely drew a blink when the metal part receded into the handle like a recalcitrant turtle and started spinning around like it'd had a few too many shots.

Tomorrow, I guess I go get a new one. Hopefully one that's, y'know, mostly a single piece. I seem to have an annoying habit of breaking tools that aren't more or less solid. _{Sometimes ones that are, too, but it's less common.}